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1. mdhb ◴[] No.45788127[source]
If Meta manages to die in the coming AI apocalypse it will make me extremely happy. They are an absolute cancer on society.
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2. apples_oranges ◴[] No.45788168[source]
But I just use Instagram to look at photography content. Am I helping to destroy society?
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3. zkmon ◴[] No.45788179[source]
It used to have some survival instincts. It was gobbling young companies such as whatapp and insta to keep itself alive. But with metaverse they lost the plot and now desperate to cling on to AI wave. Yep, this dino is gone.
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4. bzzzt ◴[] No.45788217[source]
Every click you send to Meta is used to build your personal profile to generate ad revenue. So yes, you’re helping them in a very small way…
5. Waterluvian ◴[] No.45788229[source]
I think everyone has a right to opt out of politics. Nobody should have to pay attention or have opinions or be an activist. But that doesn’t mean their actions aren’t affecting the politics, nor does it make them immune from being judged.
6. DecentShoes ◴[] No.45788250[source]
How on earth are you still getting Instagram to serve you photos and not month old tiktok videos? I haven't seen a photo in Instagram in years.
7. ares623 ◴[] No.45788286[source]
Not even a cloud platform to keep it going indefinitely. At least IBM had enterprise customers.
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8. ares623 ◴[] No.45788294[source]
Unironically yes? A very small amount, sure. But every eyeball counts.
9. edm0nd ◴[] No.45788402[source]
I honestly think the world would be better without Meta if it did die.

I'm sure other corpos would snatch up all their properties like Threads and IG but still it would be a net positive.

10. esseph ◴[] No.45788896{3}[source]
You say that like IBM is gone. They are an enterprise platform and cloud giant (tooling), among many other things. (Quantum, O/T division, etc.)